NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Magnolia tripetala [=Houpoea tripetala]

Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella-tree.

Scientific Name:	Magnolia tripetala [=Houpoea tripetala]
Genus:	Magnolia
Species Epithet:	tripetala
Common Name:	Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella-tree.
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	12-36 ft., 36-72 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Mesic forests, ravines. Infrequent to locally fairly common across the Piedmont, found in most counties. In the east-central Coastal Plain, it is uncommon and local; absent in the Sandhills, other western Coastal Plain counties, and far eastern counties. Rare to uncommon in the southwestern mountains, but rare farther northward.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare ^(*Key)
Flower in late April Wake County North Carolina Bill Switzer The plant moved from Granville County about 4 years earlier than this image.
Flower in late April Wake County North Carolina Bill Switzer The plant moved from Granville County about 4 years earlier than this image.
Full view of tree with two blossoms in late April Wake County North Carolina Bill Switzer The plant moved from Granville County about 4 years earlier than this image.
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record